In what has ignited another firestorm of debate in polarized Washington, a longtime friend of President Trump said Monday night that Trump is "weighing" whether to dismiss Robert Mueller, the Justice Department special counsel investigating possible ties between the Russian government and the Trump campaign.

NPRreported on Friday that Mueller was being considered to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation before being named special counsel. At the same time, after Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey this month, many things once thought beyond the realm of possibility look less so now.

Replying to a question from Sen.

Ryan noted if Trump chose to fire Mueller, it would be a "big problem for him politically". "I think there's a conflict there".

Rosenstein said Trump has not discussed the special counsel with him. But let's take solace in the fact that, at least for the moment, there's someone associated with this administration who appears to be acting in good faith. "While the president has the right to, he has no intention to do so", White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters aboard Air Force One flying back from Wisconsin to Washington DC.

President Trump is known to value the element of surprise. "You want to see this President in the express lane to impeachment, no ifs, ands or buts, then go for it. And I'm not going to speculate on what he will or will not do", Sekulow said. But Sekulow added that he "can't imagine the issue is going to arise". When asked about the interview by CNN, Ruddy said: "My quote is accurate".

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Mr Rosenstein had written a memo the White House used to justify the firing of Mr Comey, BBC reported . An official of Trump's transition confirmed the lawyer's internal order, which was sent Thursday.

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Alex Sandro is ready to hand in a transfer request at Juventus amid interest from Chelsea , according to reports in Italy. Sandro, a Brazil global who moved to the Serie A giants two years ago, still has three years to run on his current deal.

Coach Steve Kerr criticized President Trump in an interview with Sports Illustrated , calling him "ill-suited to be president". Durant signed with the Warriors as a free agent in the summer of 2016 after the Celtics had made a hard push to get him.

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But analysts say they want to regain momentum, against a back drop of separate peace talks engineered by Russian Federation . Ghani was referring to the bold step he had taken by visiting Pakistan amid tense ties when he took charge in September 2014.

Trudeau spokesman Cameron Ahmad wrote in emailed comments that "the characterization in this article is incorrect". That came after Trump met the leaders of other G7 countries for their own summit in Italy.

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I think it's an accurate statement". "It could trigger something well beyond anything they ever imagined", Ruddy told Politico . Ruddy's media company leans far to the right, and he is widely known as a personal confidant of the president.

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